Improvement in car-journal coolers



R. G. MORRIS. Oar-Journal Cooler.

No. 207,336. Patent ed Aug. 20,1878.

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IMPROVEMENT IN CAR-JOURNAL COOLERS.

S rcilicat iunlbrining part of Letters Patent No. 207,336, dated August20, 1578.; application filed August 6, 183

Toall whom it may concern." v

Be itknown that I, ROBERTO. MORRIS, of Olney, in thefcountyof liic'hlandand State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Journal-Coolers; and.-I do hereby declare that the following isafull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 being a side elevation of a portion of a .car having myimproved journal-cooler attached thereto, it showing anelevated'waterreservoir,a cook or valve for regulating the flow of thewater, a' pipe for conducting it to thehousin g of thcjournal, and aperforated dis "charge-pipe for directing the water upon the- Journal.Fig. 2 isan elevation, partly in section, showing one wheel of a car, aportion of -the axle, the housing and box, and a portion of the jaw andof the pipe for conducting the water to the housing; and Fig. 3 is aperspectiv view, showing a portion of the water-conducting pipe, theperforated .pipe for delivering the water upon the journal,and anadjustable clamp for securing the pipes to theheusing.

Corresponding letters denote like parts in all of the figures.

This invention relates to a device for cooling the journals ofrailroad-vehicles when they have become heated from want of properlubrication or from undue friction while in use, but which may, if founddesirable, be used to prevent'the heating of such journals by causing astream or streams of water to be applied 'to them before such heatingtakes place.

' The danger arising from the overheatii'lg of car-journals when in use,as well as thedela'y and expense resulting therefrom, are wellknownand-serious disadvantages, and hence the necessity for providing someremedy for such defects,whic-h is the object of mypresent invention, itconsisting in providing a reservoir for water, which may be attached toany railroad-car or other vehicle at any point sutfi ciently elevatedabove the journals thereof to cause the water to flow therefrom to thehousings which surround the journals, such rescr-" voir being cap. bioof being detached from any position in which it may be placed andremoved to any otherwhere it may be required; and the invention furtherconsists in certain combinations and arrangements, as will be more fullyexplained hereinafter.

In constructing journaLcoolers of this type a reservoir, A, ofanyflexible material, such as' rubber, gutta-percha, or canvas saturatedwith glycerin e, is used or it may be constructed of wood or metal, andof such form as to cause it to be easily attachable to the side or endof a car, or to its roof, or to any point sufliciently elevated to causewater to flow from it by its own gravity "to the io'urnals oi -thovehicle When this vessel is placed on the side or end of a car its upperend is provided with an eyebolt, B, or other suitable device with whichto attach it, and it is to have an aperture formed in its cover throughwhich to pour' the water.

The lower end of this reservoir iis'provided' with a short metallicpipe, (J, in which there is placed a cook or valve, D, for regulatingthe flow of water. If preferred, this cook or valve maybe inserted inany other portion of the conducting-pipe-for instance, inits lower-end,and near the point where it enters the housing of the journalat whichlatter place it will be more readily accessible than when placed nearthe reservoir.

Connected to the reservoir, or to the short pipe attached thereto, is apipe, E, which, by preference, is made of rubber, canvas, or otherflexible material, but which may be made of metal and provided withsuitable joints to allow for the varying movements of the car-body andthe truck. This pipe conducts water from the reservoir to a pipe, F,which is made at- .tachable to and detachable from the housing in amanner soon-to be described, the pipe E being vbranched, as shown indotted lines, if preferred, so as to conduct water to both oftliejournals of one side of a truck at one and the same time. t

The pipe F above alluded to is, by preference, in the form of the letterT, in order that a series of jets of water may be discharged 'upon thejournal at different points at the same time. In practice that portionof this pipe l a of a journal at about the point indicated. in Figs. 1and 2, and the perforations therein are in such a position as to directthe jets of water against the end of the journal; or it may be attachedto the housing at a lower point,'.so as to allow it to be below saidjournal, and then the perforations may be in such a position as to causethe jets of water to come in contact with the whole length of the sameand upon its lower portion. I

I wish it understood, however, that 1 do not confine my invention to theform-of the pipe which delivers the water upon the journal, as it isevident that a single jet directed either against the end or the underside thereof will produce 'a beneficial eflect.

For securing the pipe to the housing in such a manner that it may bereadily detachable, there is provided a clamp, G, one end of which isadjustably attached to the pipe F, while the opposite one is provided'with jaws G G and a set-screw, .G for'attaching it to the housing, asshown in Fig. 1.

From the above description it will be seen that-this device is one whichmay at any time be attached to a car or other railroad-vcl'iicle whennecessary to cool the journal or to prevent the heating thereof, and onewhich may be as readily detached therefrom and placed in the car or inany com'enient place for transportation, and thus become a part andparcel of regular railroad supplies. a

Some of the advantages growing out of the use of a device of thischaracter may be stated as follows: It can be constructed at smallexpense, is readily applicable when required foruse, does not remove ordestroy the lubricating material used on the journals, but-, on thecontrary, facilitates the lubrication by mingling water with the oil, sothat in the event of sufficient heat being generated the two togetherbecome an excellent lubricant, which will prevent the excessive heatingif applied in season, and will reduce the temperature of the parts whenit has been raised so high as to become destructive or dangerous.

'I am aware that water has heretofore been applied to car-journals forthe purpose of cooling them when heated, and also that such water hasbeen conveyed to the housings thereof through pipes, and hence I do notclaim, broadly, the use of water for such purposes; neither do' I claim,broadly, the com bination of a reservoir for water and a pipe forconducting water to the housing of a journal; but,

Having thus described my invention, what I do claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In an apparatus for cooling the journals of railroad-vehicles, thecombination of an attachable and detachable reservoir for containingwater, a regulating-cock -or equivalent de-,

vice for controlling the flow of water therefrom, a pipefor conductingthe water to the housing, and a pipe for directing'it upon the journal,substantially in the manner and for the put pose set fort 2. In anapparatus. for cooling. the journals of railroad-vehicles, thecombination of an attachablcahd detachable reservoir, a hose or I pipefor conducting the water to the housing,

and an adjustable clamp for attaching said hose to the housing, theparts being arranged to operate substantially as set fortlu- 3. In anapparatus for cooling the journals of railroad-vehicles, the.eombinationof the regulating-cock or valve D, and the attachable and detachablereservoir A,-the parts being constructed and arranged for operationsubstantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I afiix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT C. MORRIS.

Witnesses I I O. M. CONNELL, H. H. McLANn.

